The genius of the system: Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era 9781627796453, 1627796452

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The genius of the system: Hollywood filmmaking in the studio era
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The 1950s was one of the most turbulent periods in the history of motion pictures and television. During the decade, as

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During the heyday of Hollywood’s studio system, stars were carefully cultivated and promoted, but at the price of their

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Although we tend to accord our highest praise to films with strong messages, Hollywood is resolutely unserious in its go

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Explores Irving Thalberg's importance as not only a producer, but also a theorist of studio-era filmmaking Offers a

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As the film industry was establishing itself at the start of the twentieth century, trade associations played a pivotal

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This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom’s earliest

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As living subjects rather than static icons, studio-era Hollywood actresses actively negotiated a balance between their

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Classical Hollywood, American Modernism charts the entwined trajectories of the Hollywood studio system and literary mod

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Despite the widely publicised prejudice faced by women in Hollywood, since around 1990 a significant minority of female

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They are shot on high-definition digital cameras—with computer-generated effects added in postproduction—and transmitted

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